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Table 5 Details of study

From: Combining tibial tubercle osteotomy with medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction often yields better outcomes in treating patellofemoral instability: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies

Author

Surgical modality

Mean preoperative data

Mean post operation data

MPFLR

TTO

Kujala

Lysholm

Tegner

TT-TG

CDI

Kujala

Lysholm

Tegner

TT-TG

Salient findings

Pautasso, et al. [19]

Gracilis autograft (SchÓ§ttle)

If TT-TG > 20 or CDI > 1.2

Elmslie-Trillat: n = 10

Distalization: n = 8

Distal-medialization: n = 9

47.8 ± 8.3/47.1 ± 7.6

48.3 ± 9.5/44.1 ± 8.9

3.3 ± 0.8/2.9 ± 0.7

NA

NA

91.1 ± 14/88.5 ± 13.5

90.1 ± 14.8/89.6 ± 11.9

4.8 ± 1.4/4.9 ± 1.7

NA

RPD: iMPFLR (n = 1).

Hao, et al. [21]

Semitendinosus autograft

TT-TG > 20

Medialization to TT-TG < 20

62.2 ± 8.1/60.9 ± 9.2

49.9 ± 4.8/48.8 ± 6.2

3.5 ± 0.9/3.1 ± 1.0

16.5 ± 2.6/ 22.2 ± 4.3

NA

85.2 ± 5.8/86.1 ± 5.0

87.7 ± 3.3/88.4 ± 2.9

5.4 ± 1.2/5.1 ± 1.2

15.1 ± 4.2 (TTO)

Women have worse post-op clinical functional and pain assessments than men.

RPD: iMPFLR (n = 3), MPFLR + TTO (n = 2), no one has positive apprehension sign.

Combined group have more post-op pain, most of them are due to fixation devices.

Kim, et al. [22]

Semitendinosus or tibialis anterior autograft (SchÓ§ttle)

15 < TT-TG < 25

Medialization to TT-TG < 10

57.2 ± 22.7/56.0 ± 16.2

NA

3.5 ± 2.3/3.6 ± 1.7

20.5 ± 4.7/21.7 ± 2.1

NA

90.5 ± 10.6/89.3 ± 9.0

NA

4.5 ± 1.8/4.6 ± 1.1

NA

Post-op functional failure: iMPFLR (n = 2 with instability), MPFLR + TTO (n = 3, 1 with RPD and 2 with instability), 2 of them with trochlear type D, 2 with A and 1 with B, 1 of them with functional failure has TT-TG < 20 as others > 20.

Patella fracture: iMPFLR (n = 1).

Perkins, et al. [24]

Gracilis allograft (adductor tubercle auxiliary location)

TT-TG > 18/borderline TT-TG (16–18) with j-tracking or high-grade trochlear dysplasia (type C or D)

Medialization to about 10

NA

NA

NA

15.4 (12.7,17.3)/ 19.0 (13.9,22.3)

0.83 (0.75,0.93)/ 0.87 (0.80,1.02)

98 (76,100)/96 (74,98)

95 (82,100)/94 (83,95)

7 (5,9)/5 (4,7)

No revision: 15.82 (13.38,19.69)/ Revision: 18.02 (15.85,19.56)

RPD: iMPFLR (n = 3), MPFLR + TTO (n = 1).

Secondary surgeries for noninstability:

MPFLR + TTO: removing symptomatic TTO screw in MPFLR + TTO (n = 7), removing headless compression screws (n = 2)

Late repair of cartilage injury (n = 1)

iMPFLR: infection debridement (n = 2)

Franciozi, et al. [17]

Semitendinosus autograft (adductor tubercle auxiliary location)

Anteromedialization to 10 < TT-TG < 12 and distalization when 1.2 < CDI < 1.4

58.7 ± 6.1/57.3 ± 4.9

49.4 ± 6.7/47.1 ± 9.0

5.5 ± 1.2/5.2 ± 1.3

18.0 ± 1.1/18.5 ± 1.2

1.12 ± 0.11/ 1.12 ± 0.14

82.7 ± 8.1/87.6 ± 5.4

85.6 ± 7.4/87.6 ± 8.0

5.2 ± 1.3/5.1 ± 1.4

10.55 ± 0.83 (MPFLR + TTO)

Residual J sign post-op: iMPFLR (n = 8),2 of them with normal patellar height and 6 with patella alta.

Combined group is better than iMPFLR in patella track, none of subjects had positive apprehension test and RPD.

Secondary surgeries:

Removing tibial tubercle screws in MPFLR + TTO (n = 2).

Manipulation under anesthesia in iMPFLR (n = 1).

Zhang, et al. [35]

Semitendinosus autograft (SchÓ§ttle)

Anteromedialization to 10 < TT-TG < 12 and distalization when CDI > 1.2

37.6 ± 5.9/34.9 ± 7.9

39.8 ± 8.3/36.5 ± 6.8

NA

16.6 ± 1.4/17.1 ± 1.5

1.16 ± 0.13/ 1.18 ± 0.12

84.5 ± 5.1/82.9 ± 4.1

88.3 ± 9.9/90.6 ± 8.3

NA

16.2 ± 1.9/ 10.4 ± 1.8

Secondary surgeries:

MPFLR + TTO: removing internal fixation devices (n = 7), arthrolysis (n = 1), infection debridement (n = 1).

Markus, et al. [20]

Gracilis autograft (SchÓ§ttle)

Anteromedialization

NA

NA

NA

14.1 ± 2.8/19.8 ± 3.9

NA

86.3 ± 13.3/83.9 ± 16.9

NA

NA

NA

Post-op RPD in iMPFLR (n = 1), MPFLR + TTO (n = 1).

Secondary surgeries:

iMPFLR: MUA (n = 4), TTO (n = 1).

MPFLR + TTO: removal of hardware (n = 3), irrigation and debridement(n = 1), TKA(n = 1).

Hashimoto, et al. 18

Semitendinosus autograft (adductor tubercle auxiliary location)

Anteromedialization when TT-TG > 20, PFJ space narrowing or habitual PD

68.4 ± 10.1/55.5 ± 9.3

NA

NA

17.9 ± 3.0/21.0 ± 3.1

NA

94.9 ± 6.0/93.8 ± 6.6

NA

NA

16.2 ± 2.4/ 13.7 ± 3.3

No RPD case and post-op apprehension test (+) in iMPFLR (n = 2), MPFLR + TTO (n = 1), post-op patellofemoral arthritis in iMPFLR (n = 3), MPFLR + TTO (n = 1).

Tscholl, et al. [32]

Gracilis autograft (adductor tubercle auxiliary location)

Distal-medialization to CDI ≤ 1.1 and 10 < TT-TG < 12 when patellar maltracking or persistent patellar subluxation and either increased TT-TG > 15 or CDI > 1.2

52.7 ± 28.8/47.0 ± 29.5

NA

NA

13.2 ± 5.4/18.2 ± 5.4

1.05 ± 0.13/1.18 ± 0.15

74.0 ± 19.9/77.2 ± 14.7

NA

NA

12.1 ± 5.0/11.6 ± 5.5

Post-op RPD in iMPFLR (n = 2), MPFLR + TTO (n = 1), recurrent subluxation in iMPFLR (n = 2), MPFLR + TTO (n = 1).

Secondary surgeries:

Removal of lag screws in MPFLR + TTO (n = 13)

A positive post-op apprehension test (n = 6) was not associated with an increased incidence of RPD

Xu, et al. [35]

Subjects TT-TG > 15 belong to subgroup in iMPFLR

NA

NA

NA

NA

17.4 ± 4.3/21.0 ± 1.6

1.19 ± 0.17/1.23 ± 0.20*

95 & 95.5(iMPFLR & iMPFLR subgroup)/86 & 95(short and mid-term)

94.5 & 92.5(iMPFLR & iMPFLR subgroup)/90 & 95(short and mid-term)

NA

17.3 ± 4.3 & 19.8 ± 2.9(iMPFLR & iMPFLR subgroup)/12.8 ± 3.8 &12.8 ± 3.8(short and mid-term)

No RPD case

  1. Note All continuous variables are expressed in the form of Mean ± SD or Median (IQR), and categorical variables are expressed as rates. Unless otherwise specified, the data order is all iMPFLR/MPFLR + TTO. Some data lack grouped data, so only the overall study data is represented. For some individual studies, subgroup data is used and has been explained in the table. The postoperative data, unless otherwise specified, are all from the last follow-up. *Insall-Salvati index